The Tun Tavern of the Web.

"That two Battalions of Marines be raised consisting of one Colonel,
two Lieutenant Colonels, two Majors & Officers as usual in other
regiments, that they consist of an equal number of privates with other
battalions; that particular care be taken that no person be appointed
to office or enlisted into said Battalions, but such as are good
seamen, or so acquainted with maritime affairs as to be able to serve
to advantage by sea."

Please visit this link for information on helping us preserve Iwo Jima
Memorial Park. If you are not aware of the proposed new construction,
which will destroy the integrity of the park and the solemnity of the
sacrifices to which it is dedicated, you must visit this site.

The Marine Corps was born on November 10th 1775.
Some say that the Resolution which established the Corps was actually
drafted at Tun Tavern. Others say that it was simply a favorite
gathering place of seamen and soldiers of the time and therefore a
logical recruiting site. Whatever the facts, Tun Tavern and the
birth of the Corps are forever intertwined. Visit the link below for
a brief informative history of one of the most beloved, symbols of our
Corps....

Marine Corps Quote of the Week.....

"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps
for the next 500 years."

(James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy, 23 February 1945)

History, Trivia, Facts and Stories...

I've reorganized my site to hopefully make it easier for you to
navigate through. The links below will take you to short pages which
provide an assortment of Marine Corps history, trivia and facts.
Please take a look at them and tell me what I need to add or change.

Marine Links

This link will take you to my Marine Links Page. I've made some major
changes to this page, so if you haven't visited it in a while, take a
look. I've put together links to some of the most interesting Marine
related pages I've found. I'll be adding pages here as I find more,
so stop by now and then to check for new ones. Be sure to sign my
"Duty Log" on this page before leaving, so I'll know you've been here!

Click above to listen to or download the Marine Corps Hymn.
This is a large wave file and takes a while to load, but it's a
quality stereo version and well worth the wait.

OR

Click above for a smaller faster loading version of the Hymn.
This is a Real Audio file. If you haven't downloaded the Real Audio
player yet, you will be able to after clicking the link. It's a great
tool, easy to use and install. Many sites now have sound files that
require Real Audio, I highly recommend it.

Congressional Links

I hope that you'll use these links to exercise your rights as an
American. We all complain about how the country is run, how high our
taxes are, or a policy that the Congress is about to vote on...But we
seldom do anything about it. Here's an easy way for you to make your
opinion known. These links will give you the E-Mail addresses, U.S.
Mail addresses and phone numbers for your U.S. Senators and your
Representative to the U.S.Congress. Let them knowhow you feel......

You just might make a difference!

National Ensign Link

Use this link to learn more about the history and development of the
National Ensign, our American Flag! Excellent brief descriptions of
various versions of the flag along with full color images of each. You
may be very surprised at some of the flags which have been flown by
the armed forces of the United States in our early years. Pay
particular attention to the flags flown by George Washington and John
Paul Jones...

The American Disgrace...POW/MIAs

"It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us the right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier who salutes the flag,
Who serves under the flag,
And whose coffin is draped by the flag,
Who gives the protester the right to burn the flag."

Author Unknown

Please use this link and visit my POW/MIA tribute page.

A Tribute to Marine Wives

While trying to come up with ideas for the right presentation for a
wives page, I had several Marine wives inform me that there are many
great ones already out there. I've decided that I probably could not
provide a better presentation or more information than these Ladies
have already done. If you are looking for things of interest to Marine
Wives in particular, and military spouses in general, visit the links below.

If you know of other Marine wives pages that you think I should link here,
please send the address to my e-mail link at the bottom of this page.

Semper Fi....

and Thank You Ladies!

Fun Links

This link will take you to my page where you can find links that are
NOT military related. You will be able to visit the pages of some of
my friends. Send free virtual flowers, multi-media cards, and gifts
of all kinds to your special friends. Find access to free computer
games and software, download plug-ins for your browser or just have
fun at different interesting places on the Internet. You'll also find
links to pages that will help you to build a home page of your own.
Give it a try, but please sign my guestbook before you leave.

I'm very proud of the awards I've been presented for my site. If
you'd like to see them, use this link.

Drop me a line if you'd like to let me know how I'm doing, or just to
shoot the breeze about the Corps.

All information and graphics on this web site relating to Tun Tavern
are provided through the courtsey of the Tun Tavern Brewing Co. Inc.,
Abington, Pa. and their Vice President Mr. Steven E. Jansen. Their
generosity and cooperation is greatly appreciated.